User manual ASUS M2N-L

[. . . ] Motherboard M2N-L E3333 First Edition December 2007 Copyright © 2007 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. [. . . ] At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000: a. Insert a formatted, high density 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the drive. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the optical drive. d. In the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. assuming that D is your optical drive letter. 2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. ASUS M2N-L 4-1 4. 1. 2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Copying the current BIOS · · To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1. 1MB free space to save the file. The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown. 1. 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /o[filename] where the [filename] is any user-assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. rom Main filename Extension name 3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 29(07. 03. 02BA)) Copyright (C) 2003 American Megatrends, Inc. ok A:\> The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. 4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS file 1. To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt. 2. 3. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk. A:\>afudos /iM2N-L. ROM 4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS. A:\>afudos /iM2N-L. ROM /pbnc AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 29(07. 03. 02BA)) Copyright (C) 2003 American Megatrends, Inc. Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file . . . . . . . 0x0008CC00 (9%) Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! ASUS M2N-L 4-3 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iM2N-L. ROM /pbnc AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 29(07. 03. 02BA)) Copyright (C) 2003 American Megatrends, Inc. Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file . . . . . . . [. . . ] The RAID details appear. Array 3 : NVIDIA MIRROR XX. XXGB - Array Detail RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Width: 1 Port 0. 0 1. 1 Index 1 0 Disk Model XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Stripe Block: 64K Capacity XXX. XXGB XXX. XXGB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear MBR [ENTER] Return ASUS M2N-L - 3. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a the RAID set you want to rebuild, then press <F7>. A confirmation message appears. Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX. XXG - Select Disk Inside Array RAID Mode: Mirrored Stripe Width: 1 Port 0. 0 1. 1 Index 1 0 Stripe Block: 64K Disk Model XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Capacity XXX. XXGB XXX. XXGB [] Select [F6] Back [F7] Finish 4. Press <ENTER> to start rebuilding the array, or <ESC> to cancel. Rebuild array?[ENTER] OK [ESC] Cancel 5. When you press <ENTER>, a confirmation message appears. Press <Y> to overwrite all data on new (or added) disks, or <N> to cancel. [. . . ]